Black and white beams of light, summoned by Gu Yuena, soared from the depths of the valley.
In the blink of an eye, they darted in front of Luo Yu and came to a halt.
"What is this?"
Purple-Gold Divine Light flashed in Luo Yu's eyes as he peered into the two spheres of light.
In an instant, his mind boomed.
"Roar!"
He felt as if he saw two majestic giant dragons howling up at the sky.
One was covered in black scales, as dark as ink, standing in the midst of endless darkness, releasing an aura of dark destruction.
The other was covered in white scales, pure and unsullied, standing in radiant brightness, emanating a holy and harmonious breath.
The attributes of the two giant dragons were completely different, opposites in fact, but the boundless might they exuded was equally terrifying, far beyond what ordinary members of the Dragon Clan could compare to.
Seeing such an astonishing scene, Luo Yu remained unfazed.
He murmured softly,
"Are these the Light and Dark Dragon Kings?"
"Correct," Gu Yuena's affirmative voice replied.
All the strange phenomena vanished instantly.
To the left of Luo Yu, a white-gold soul ring appeared, along with a left leg bone wrapped in a holy aura.
To the right, there emerged a black-gold soul ring and a right leg bone enveloped by a dark aura.
Gu Yuena walked up to Luo Yu.
"Before you absorb the soul bones, there's something very important I need to emphasize to you," she said.
Luo Yu nodded, "Go ahead."
Gu Yuena's gaze turned serious.
"You're probably aware that each time you absorb a Dragon King's soul bone and soul ring, their Origin Power automatically enters your Dantian."
"And as a result, your body becomes filled with powers of various attributes."
Luo Yu confirmed, "That's right, it is so."
"The reason you've avoided chaos in your body thus far, firstly, is because you haven't completely absorbed the Dragon King Origin Power—most of it is simply stored in your Dantian."
"Secondly, it's because the Dragon God Martial Soul is suppressing them."
"Although it seems fine for now, as you continue to incorporate the Origin Powers of all Nine Great Dragon Kings into your body and fully absorb them, conflicts due to incompatible attributes are sure to arise."
"Remember, the Nine Great Dragon Kings represent the ultimate power of their respective attributes. For ordinary people to possess even one such power is already a mark of incredible talent. To think of easily merging these powers is not as simple as it may seem."
Luo Yu nodded in agreement.
"I understand what you mean. To fully fuse the ultimate attributes of the Nine Great Dragon Kings, I must first cultivate the Dragon God Martial Soul to its strongest form, strong enough to suppress them all."
Gu Yuena frowned and said, "Merely cultivating the Dragon God Martial Soul is not enough, you also need to personally experience and understand each Dragon King's power to find a way to fuse their Origin Powers."
"For example, how water and fire can coexist, how light and darkness can merge."
"The former Dragon God, before it had merged the power of the Nine Great Dragon Kings, simply possessed the powers of me and the Golden Dragon King and had already lost its mind, plunging into madness."
"The backlash from conflicting attributes is terrifying."
"And the path you have to take is even more difficult than that of the former Dragon God."
"I hope you can refine the nine ultimate powers represented by the Nine Great Dragon Kings into your Dragon God Martial Soul. At that point, your Dragon God Martial Soul will definitely ascend to a level beyond imagination."
Luo Yu suddenly smiled, "Based on what I know about you, this is probably just the first step, isn't it? There's something even more challenging waiting for me."
"How do you know?"
Gu Yuena was astonished, having not expected Luo Yu to guess her thoughts—indeed, she had even greater plans in store.
Luo Yu waved his hand, "It's not surprising. Your thoughts coincide with mine."
Gu Yuena's beautiful eyes twinkled, "Then what are you thinking?"
Gazing at the legacy of the Light and Dark Dragon Kings before him, Luo Yu spoke softly, "With such an opportunity before me, I must at least attempt to transcend those who came before."
The man didn't make any grandiose declaration, his eyes calm.
But Gu Yuena sensed a kind of confidence and determination within him.
It was only then that she realized the man had aimed to surpass the Dragon God from the start.
Yet, surpassing the Dragon God was no easy feat. His combat power was once ranked first in the Divine Realm, and had he not fallen into madness, he might not have been defeated.
Gu Yuena's eyes revealed worry, "This path may be very difficult to walk, a slight misstep could lead to backlash from the conflicting attributes of the Dragon King's Power."
"Don't worry, I have a measure of it in my mind," Luo Yu said with a smile, "To walk a path no one else has walked, one always has to face some risks, doesn't one?"
Gu Yuena parted her red lips, always feeling that the man exuded a unique charm.
For a woman, it was like opium.
The cold and stunning beauty in the black dress gingerly touched her lower abdomen, thinking of another function of the Dragon Clan's Secret Technique.
Now that she had the man's essence, should she go back and conceive?
The charm exuding from the man made her want to secretly bear a Dragon Baby.
But if she rashly did so without the man's knowledge, would he be angry with her?
Doubt flickered in Zi Ji's gray pupils.
"Boom!"
Luo Yu operated his Soul Power to draw it forth.
The White-Gold and Black-Gold Soul Rings whirled and rose into the air.
They seemed to leap joyfully with a life of their own, quickly merging into the Dragon God Martial Soul.
At the same time, Luo Yu gestured again with a flick of his hand.
Two massive Dragon King Soul Bones, swirling with streams of darkness and light, floated into the air. They adhered to the surface of his legs and transformed into a liquid state, slowly seeping in.
"Swish, swish!"
Luo Yu's eyes were closed, his expression solemn.
The left half of his body radiated white light, while the right half was enveloped in black gleam.
The holy and dark auras coexisted and repelled each other at the center of his body.
This fusion of Soul Bones proceeded exceptionally smoothly, and his legs naturally underwent a transformation.
As two additional revolving spheres of black and white light formed inside his Dantian, Luo Yu's presence exploded.
"Boom!"
The Dragon God Martial Soul soared upwards.
Red-Gold, Blue-Gold, Brown-Gold, White-Gold, and Black-Gold, five rhythmically pulsating and dazzling Soul Rings shone brilliantly, each bearing a distinct and extreme power.
At this moment, not only Zi Ji but even Gu Yuena felt dizzy from the sight.
Perhaps in the history of Soul Land, no one had ever had more luxurious Soul Rings than this man, nor would anyone surpass him.
After all, even in the Divine Realm,
the strongest among the soul beasts were none other than the Dragon Kings.
Luo Yu finished cultivating and stood up.
Smiling as he was about to speak to the two women, his expression suddenly changed, and his eyes showed a look of pain.
"What's wrong with you?" Gu Yuena's face changed.
"My lord!" exclaimed Zi Ji in alarm.
Luo Yu's complexion turned unsightly, feeling five forces surging within his body simultaneously.
He could not tell if it was good or bad at the moment.
Now that the Soul Bones of his limbs and torso, all five major Soul Bones in his body, had been absorbed. It seemed to have triggered some sort of special chain reaction.
"Boom!"
A series of booming sounds rang out, and Luo Yu's body burst forth with strong and brilliant colors.
His limbs and torso simultaneously underwent an astonishing transformation.
Gu Yuena and Zi Ji's pupils shrank in an instant…